Game 1 Halftime Post

Score: MIA 49 SA 54

Alright welcome in to the halftime post of game 1 of the 2014 NBA Finals where the Spurs have a 5 point edge against the 2x defending champs, Heat 49-54 heading into the locker room.

Miami Heat

The Positives

Dwyane Wade, 12 points, 5-8 shooting. Wade looks as healthy as ever giving some vintage moves from his young self, especially the dream shake he pulled off on Tim Duncan. As much as LeBron was inactive in the first half till the last few minutes in the 1st half, the offense was centering around Wade and he was able to find his shot. 

Chris Bosh, 10 points, 7 rebounds, 4-7 shooting. Bosh's 3 point shooting gives another reason why the Heat are dangerous. I liked Spoelstra's move of putting Lewis and Bosh on the same floor, they were able to draw Duncan and Splitter out of the paint and Lewis may not be hitting his shots, but Bosh cashed in on the opportunity shooting 2-3 from beyond the arc.

Ray Allen, 10 points, 3-6 shooting. He may have missed his last 3 shots, but Allen filled in the Mike Miller-esque role so far providing the shooting touch and scoring off the bench. 

Turnovers. The Heat generated 6 turnovers and able to disrupt the Spurs' ball movement. That's the only category that stands on their defensive standpoint. 

The Negatives


LeBron James 13 points 5-9 shooting. He started getting it going, but I need to see LeBron be more aggressive and well be LeBron penetrating and giving the Spurs D all kinds of hell.

Mario Chalmers. Norris Cole is outplaying Chalmers in the point guard position. He's doing his job in the defensive side, but he's gotta pick it up offensively. 

San Antonio Spurs

The Positives

Manu Ginobili 11 points, 5 assists, 3-7 shooting. He may have gotten cold on shot, but Ginobili has done a great job drawing attention towards the Heat defense, hence why Miami clamp down on rotations and giving other Spurs players open looks. 

Tim Duncan 15 points, 6-7 shooting. Near perfect half for Duncan. I like how the Spurs are attacking in the paint by feeding the ball to the Big Fundamental and that's one way to crash Miami's defense.

Marco Belinelli 8 points, 2-2 shooting. Hasn't played significant minutes, but Belinelli has provided the scoring off the bench for the Spurs. 

The Negatives

Danny Green 0 points. I said in my preview, the Heat's defense is gonna find a way to contain his 3 and the Heat's D have done a good job making Danny Green a non-factor.

Kawhi Leonard 0 points. Like I said in my preview also, Leonard needs to answer the call to take off load from Parker, Ginobili, and Duncan, and he's not finding his shot and missed a couple of open opportunities.


Bottom Line

Overall, if Kawhi Leonard and Danny Green get it going, the Spurs have a chance to pull away and if LeBron gets it going, the Heat have a chance and both teams are having none of it.